OnFocus Football Playoffs Recap: Level 1 Surprises, Statement Wins
Division 1
Surprises
- #8 Chippewa Falls knocks off #1 Hudson 21-14. Certainly a shocker. Chi-Hi’s reward? Travel to face #4 Neenah in Level 2, a team that put up 54 points on D.C. Everest in Level 1 and has a win over powerhouse Kimberly this season.
- Not really a surprise, but Stevens Point fought for its playoff life against VFA rival Wausau West and escaped with a 32-21 win. Scoring a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns allowed SPASH to advance. Next up: a trip to #2 Kimberly. Fair to say there will be a few thousand fans at the battle!
- #8 De Pere knocks off #1 Milwaukee Marshall Co-op, 50-8 This probably has more to do with a flawed playoff seeding system that MM as the top seed. Solutions exist to prevent poor seeding, something this matchup points to.
No shocker
- #5 Fond du Lac dumps #4 Milwaukee Pulaski Co-0p, 49-0. Same thing as above, poor seeding process led to this blowout.
- #1 Muskego blows out #8 Milwaukee Audubon, 55-0. Score could have easily been in the triple digits. Muskego is going to be a tough out for anyone.
- #2 Franklin blows out Kenosha Bradford. Franklin and Muskego loom in Level 3….
Division 2
Surprises
- #8 Germantown beats #1 Milwaukee King. Hats off to Germantown for the upset, but is it really an upset??
- #6 Monona Grove defeats #3 Nicolet, 28-15. Not a big suprise, but it’s more of a suprise that Nicolet (NIK UH LAY) couldn’t even have the respect of its school being pronounced correctly on the playoff seeding announcement. Ouch.
- #7 Hartford trims #2 Sun Prairie East, 31-28. Pretty tough bracket when Hartford was a #7.
No shocker
- #1 Waunakee thumps #8 Holmen 49-0.
- #1 Kettle Moraine dumps #8 Burlington 51-14
Division 3
Surprises
- #7 Menasha advances over #2 Plymouth 31-8
No shocker
- #1 Rice Lake defeats #8 La Crosse Logan 50-7.
- #2 Medford downs Hayward/Lac Court O’Reilles 41-3
- #2 Notre Dame runs past #7 Ashwaubenon 56-7
- #1 Port Washington races past #8 Obama SCTE 49-0
Division 4
Not really any surprises…
No shocker
- #1 St. Croix Central crushes #8 Altoona 62-6
- #2 Mosinee dumps #7 Bloomer 55-16
- #1 Lodi crushes #8 Mauston 49-3
- #2 Catholic Memorial runs over #7 Martin Luther 49-0
Division 5
Surprises
- #1 Colby escaped with a 34-30 win over #8 Durand-Arkansaw.
- #7 Lomira upsets #2 Miwaukee Academy of Science 19-18
No shocker
- #1 Wittenberg-Birnamwood dumped #8 Clintonville 46-8. CWC-Large looks pretty strong.
- #3 Columbus dumped #6 Brodhead/Juda 49-0
- #4 Lake Country Lutheran shut out #5 Brookfield Academy 42-0
Division 6
Surprises
- #7 Cadott escapes with 22-20 win over #2 Abbotsford in fourth quarter thriller
- #1 Auburndale came from a 18-0 halftime deficit to defeat Marawood rival #8 Marathon 21-18
No shocker
- #1 Grantsburg handles #8 Cumberland 56-9
- #2 Stratford handles #7 Weyauwega-Fremont 49-0
- #1 Kewaunee handles #8 Oconto 42-0
- #1 Darlington advances with 49-14 win over #8 Belleville
Division 7
No real surprises….
No shocker
- #2 Edgar shuts out #7 Glenwood City 36-0
- #1 Potosi-Cassville gets 40-0 win over #8 Hillsboro
8-Player
- Gilman handled Newman Catholic, 49-20 in Level 1.
- Thorp defeated Owen-Withee for the second time this season, 28-21
No surprises of note here. Gilman looks to be the real deal.
2023 WIAA Football Playoffs Level 1 Scoreboard: Scores, Game Reports
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
